The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-12-08
IN CITY AND COUNTY.
DASHEs here AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTER.
Last weeks Occurrences in City and
Ceaat< Narrated in Condensed
Paragraphs.


Hen fruit is scarce at twenty cents per
dezen.
- Over s., 900 was paid out one day last
week by Winston warehouse for tobacco.
-Mes.rs. Rights and Carmichael will is
sue their holiday paper the first of next
week
Forsyth county school fund this year
will be s., 900 in excess Of last, amounting
to S17, 900.
The Winston tobacco market still
boometh! The warehouses were again
packed Tuesday.
We are informed that the reflection Of
our electric lights is quite visible at Kor-
nersville on dark nights
Mr. Leroy Use is painting large
and attractive sign on the front OF the store
building Of SIessrs. Hinshaw & Medearis.
The Messrs. White received four or
ders Tuesday for their road cart. The
+'Little Tal-Heel is getting there just the
same"
The revival at the Baptist Church
closed Monday night with about ten con-
verts and several accessions to the church
was the result of the meeting.
Dr. J. T. Bagwell is giving inter-
esting lectures in Charlotte. His subject
last Sunday night was The response to the
Cry of the Laboring Man"
The address of Mrs Laura A. Winston,
on 'EMezico," in the Reform Club Hall last
Friday night, is highly spoken Of by those
whose pleasure it was to hear her.
The new pastor of the NJ. P. church
of this city, preached to that congregation
his first sermons Sunday and both efforts are
complimented highly by all his hearers.
Mr.. Cicero Tise is making arrangements
to manufacture furniture on big scale. His
machinery will arrive shortly and it is his
intention to start up in full blast by Janu-
airy LIST.
Two Salem young men taking les
sons in the art Of stenogoraphy short
hand. It is sad that their object is to take
down" the sweet utterances of their "best
girls" We don't mean to give you away,
boys.
Our very efficient county treasurer, r.
L. Cox, came in and in paying up his sub
scription remarked that he had been taking
THE SENTINEL ever since its first issue. He
reports county finances flush-about s., 900
in the treasury.
The Davie Times of last week says !:
Mr.. R. D. Brown, Of Winston, i. in town
on business and visiting relatives. He
thinks the Winston and Mocksville Rail-
road will be built by this time next year or
the year after"
AT a recent meeting of the Salem Fire
company, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Captain-John
Shuttle; 1si Lieut-F. C. Meinung; End.
LIEUT.. c. Grunert; Engineer-T. E. |
Davis; Observation-Disclosures; Secretary and |!
Treasury. Fl. YogIer.
The Reidsville Democrat learns thai a
new weekly Laper will be started in Winston I
soon. 1t Will be called the Curry Comb, and |
will be non-political. This is item of
news we had not learned yet Brother Posi-
blyth democrat thinks OF coming 10 Wins
ton and changing its name How about it y?
The great evangelist, Re1. r. G. Pear
son, writes to Mai. Samuel II. Smith from
Raleigh that he considers the engagement
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sometime during the month of September
next closed, and that he will gre particu-
lars as to the preparation for the meeting in
ample time. Previous appointments pre-
vents the Evangelis; from coming at an
earlier date.
A pleasant hop was given in the Buxton
hall last Friday night by the young men of |
Winston, complimentary to Misses Lillian
Jones, Mary Lenoir and Andie Sheek The |
evening was an enjoyable one and the happy |
participants tripped the Eight fantastic |
until late hour. A fashionable German |
was given in the Twin-City Club Room |
last night, by the young men, complimentl-
ry to visiting young ladies.
The Grand Combination Concert given
by the Salem Orchestra and assisted by Prof |
Gus Rich at Browns Opera House last !
Thursday night was well patronized by our
people, all of whom were pleased. The |
music furnished by the Orchestra convinced
everybody that such an organization was
an honor to the Twin City and that our peo-
pie should feel proud of each member. The
sleight-of-hand performances of Prof. Rich
were very good.
The sermon delivered to the FORSYTH
Rihemen last Sunday morning by the Chap
lain, Rev. III. A. Brown, at the Baptist
church, was an edifying lesson and received
merited praise from the members of the
company, and in fact all whose pleasure it
was to hear it. The speaker chose the
following appropriate text from portion Of
the first verse of First Chronicles. and 18th
chapter: "And they were among the mighty
men, helpers of the war;"
Next Tuesday night, Miss Helen
Blythe, supported by large company will
make you alternately laugh and cry in |
Browns Opera House. She has received
the most fattering press notices throughout
the South and is said to give an excellent
performance. If Winston would give a
cordial support to the companies she could
always get first class ones. Don't fail to go
and see 'Oniy Woman's Heart" Popu-
lar prices Tickets at Brown & Browns.
Mr.. James Cook, of this city, returned
last week from Mt. Airy, where he was
summoned few days ago TO attend
the funeral Of his father, Mr.. John NJ.
Cook, who died at that place on Nov. Oath,
aged 60 years and four months. The de-
ceased had been an invalid for eleven or
twelve years, and was unable to walk with